AWS CWI Endorsement Prep Courses Online

The American Institute of Nondestructive Testing has developed tried and true strategies to help candidates wrap their minds around a codebook and tackle an endorsement exam with the knowledge and skills required to succeed. AINDT currently offers online code clinics to prepare individuals for the D1.1 Structural Steel and the API 1104 Pipeline codebook exams.

AWS D1.1 Endorsement Exam Prep Course Online $399.00

API 1104 Endorsement Exam Prep Course Online $399.00

Every industry has their own standards for welding, as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector you are expected to the be capable of navigating and inspecting to any welding code required for your project regardless of which code book you used during the CWI exam. Many industries have struggled with CWIs not understanding their industries code requirements. Because of this the American Welding Society established standalone code book examinations to help increase the CWI’s knowledge and marketability. These new examinations are called endorsements.

Endorsements demonstrate that an individual is familiar with the rules governing a particular branch of welding. An endorsement can broaden the credentials of a CWI, allowing him or her to perform inspections that were previously off limits due to customer or jurisdictional requirements. For example, a customer in the aviation industry may require that both welders and inspectors conform to the qualification specifications outlined in the D17.1 Specification for Fusion Welding for Aerospace Applications.

Obtaining a passing score on any AWS endorsement exam, except Structural Bolting Inspection, satisfies the CWI 9-year recertification requirement. However, it’s important to note that for recertification purposes, candidates cannot take an endorsement exam to the same codebook used to complete Part C of their CWI certification exam.

Below is a current list of available endorsements offered by AWS.

D1.1 Structural Steel

D1.2 Structural Aluminum

D1.5 Bridge Welding

D15.1 Railroad

D17.1 Aerospace

API 1104 Pipeline

ASME Pressure Piping B31.1 and B31.3

ASME Pressure Vessel Section VIII & IX

Structural Drawing Reading

Structural Bolting Inspection

Magnetic Particle Testing (Dry Powder Yoke Method)

Liquid Penetrant Testing (Type II – Method C)

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